The doyen of mountain climbing in Bulgaria, Prof. Georgi Atanasov, known as Djidji, has died at the age of 94. He was the only professor of mountaineering in the world and one of the most prominent figures in Bulgarian mountain climbing...
Alpine climbing was born some 230 years ago. The first alpine club was founded in London in 1857. The first Bulgarian mountaineering club was created years later. Although much younger, Bulgarian mountaineering has its place in history,..